Lake Shore Live Steamers.com

Located at

Penitentiary Glen
8668 Kirtland-Chardon Rd
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

Skip Frank readies his circus train while his steam engine "Lynn" raises steam. Tom Polk from Michigan brought his scratch-built diesel switcher engine and is readying it for the run.

Mark Reigle brought his F7 diesel to run and its sitting on the gravel siding track. Dick Clark with his SW1500 diesel giving Edith Hacker and Bonnie Zaken a ride.

A view looking into the cauldron showing beef roasts and onions browning over the fire. Edith talking to Dick in front of the station before he leaves with his passengers.

Skip checking the fire and adding coal to the firebox on "Lynn" before he starts his next run as Dick waits in the background. Ken Vendlinger with his switcher arrives at the station with Jonathan Shaffer behind him.

Joe Laskowski with Alex Bruchac sitting on his train watching the activities around the cauldron. Edith Hacker and Anne Johnson are watching the pot to keep it from boiling. Isn't that the way it's done?

Robbi Haines adding wood to the fire to keep the pot hot and cooking. Tom arriving at Horrendous with his scratch-built engine really looking good and he said he's still got detail to add.

A three-quarter view of Tom's engine and his rider car he built and he has every right to be all smiles. Nice job Tom! Steve Zaken watches as Ted Nyland runs his interurban off the transfer table.

Skip on the main line with his steamer across from the Willis Car Storage Barn near the beginning of his run. Richard Sales stops Dick to talk as Rex Shriver waits patiently on this cool day for the run to continue.

Paul Emch with his Nickel Plate Hudson at Horrendous is all smiles as he passes the photographer. Skip reaches for the signal at Fern as the photographer with the club's GP38 waits for him to clear the block.

Wally Pausch arriving at the station with his wife, Emmy, behind him as Ken Brook departs ahead of the GP38. Ken reaching for the signal to clear the block after passing through Fillmore as he heads toward Horrendous.

The photographer stopped the train to take a picture of his passengers at the Park access road crossing. Passengers from front to back: Alex Walton, Judy Oscker, Susan, Ian and Randy Walton.

Emmy, Kitty Shriver and Katie Pappas forming a knitting bee as they watch the trains pass by the station. A bunch of hungry brothers waiting for the stew to finish cooking as maybe they're getting the grumbellies early!

Amy Deptowicz, Dave Kramer, John Deptowicz, with Kerry Kramer and her daughter, Molly, and Ethan Deptowicz by the Snoopy train. The cauldron is boiling and the beef is cooking with several hours to go before we eat.

The cauldron is building up a head of steam but where's the track? Ken's all smiles as he leaves the station with another load of passengers on his Reading electric-powered switcher.

Josh Frank watches as his grandpa, Skip, breaks up the coal to a smaller size for the firebox. The crew is congregating at the station as the equipment sets idle on the track.

Dick sitting on his train resting along with several trains in the Orchard Yard. Alex and Dick confer over a wiring problem as Ron Trenhaile watches.

Edith and Josh on the Toby Circus train as they pass the water tower on their way into the station. Jonathan behind the GP38 as he leaves the station with a load of passengers.

Ken taking a break before departing on his next run with his trainload of passengers. Judson Elliott running the Park engine, arriving back at the station with his family.

Rick Nagy as engineer of Dick's engine having given Ron and Dick a ride, arrive back at the station. Ken passing through Zip Junction with his passengers as he heads toward Horrendous.

Jonathan Vegh, Emmy, Mikey Vegh, and Kerry, Molly & Dave Kramer just passing over the Justin Tyme bridge. John Koontz is just passing Zip Junction will soon be crossing Cider Bridge on his way to the station.

Skip and Mike Harkleroad doubleheading as they come down Short, as they take the switch back to the main line at Zip Junction. Molly Greene as engineer of the Park engine with Grandpa and Grandma Elliott behind her as they exit the covered bridge.